Tweed Shire Council start at that regional level, and working with Byron Shire in an area larger than the shire boundaries is critical and worthy of recognition,” he adds. “Fantastic award, fantastic experience, and it was great to be wrapped up in the whole energy of being a finalist and being at the awards ceremony, and receiving that awards recognition from our peers.” Moving forward, Scott says Tweed Shire Council is looking forward to potentially delivering one of the largest scale koala recovery projects in history. He points out that it will allow them to share their lessons and outcomes with others to help them achieve similar results, adding that this isn’t the only crisis involving threatened species in Australia today. “We believe we can do it. We believe we can actually recover the koalas on the Tweed Coast and reach the point where we do have a viable koala population,” Scott proclaims. “We understand it’s a long term arrangement that requires long term commitment, but we believe that by taking the multipronged approach that we have in place − not just dealing with one issue, but addressing all of them in a holistic way that’s supported by science − we can actually pull it off.”
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